2011-09-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.Palestinians brought their calls for independence to the United Nations this week. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas spoke to the General Assembl

2011-09-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BARBARA KLEIN: Now the Special English program AMERICAN STORIES.(MUSIC)Our story today is called "The Purloined Letter." It was written by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe is generally known for his horror sto

2011-09-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.Businesses are structured in different ways to meet different needs.The simplest form of business is called an individual or sole proprietorship. The p

2011-09-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.Claremont Lincoln University in California is a new graduate school for religious education. It hopes to change the way religious leaders in the United

2011-09-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English.(MUSIC)I’m Doug Johnson. Today we listen to new music from the Red Hot Chili Peppers…And we visit an unusual New York City park that l

2011-09-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember.(MUSIC)Today, we tell about the period known as the Cold War.The Cold War began after World

2011-09-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.A few months ago, government researchers released the latest American Time Use Survey. It included the average time per day that Americans spent providing

2011-09-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BARBARA KLEIN: I’m Barbara Klein.MARIO RITTER: And I’m Mario Ritter with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we learn about three Americans who died recently. Eugene Nida had a big influence

2011-09-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Real estate agents usually handle property sales for other people. But ten years ago David Masika, an agent in Kenya, bought a cotton mill for himsel

2011-09-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

JIM TEDDER: This is SCENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Jim Tedder.KATHERINE COLE: And I’m Katherine Cole. Today, we tell about an ever increasing number of objects in low Earth orbit. W

2011-09-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report.Falling prices are fueling growth in high-speed Internet services, especially in developing countries. Last week the International Telecommunication U

2011-09-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Shirley Griffith.MARIO RITTER: And I’m Mario Ritter. This week on our program, we meet a man who shares his love of surfing w

2011-09-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for

2011-09-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BOB DOUGHTY: I'm Bob Doughty.SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I'm Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program People in America. Every week we tell about a person important in the history of the Unit

2011-09-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.A new report says the poverty rate in the United States last year was the highest since nineteen ninety-three. The official rate was 15.1 percent, up from 14

2011-09-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.Finance ministers from the euro area meet Friday in Poland to discuss the Greek debt crisis. American Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is joining them.

2011-09-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

STEVE EMBER: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English.(MUSIC)I’m Steve Ember. Today, we play new music from jazz musician Trombone Shorty…And answer a question about casinos…But first, we

2011-09-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.There are schools of fish, and there are schools for fishermen. The Cod Academy is a year-long program in Maine, one of the New England states in the A

2011-09-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember.Imagine a time machine. You’ve just climbed into it for the purpose of visiting the United

2011-09-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.The latest estimate is that more than three million babies die each year within the first month of life. A report says this is down from 4.6 million death

2011-09-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

DOUG JOHNSON: I’m Doug Johnson.FAITH LAPIDUS: And I’m Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At craft shows and corporate headquarters across the United States, you might see work

2011-09-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Pastoralism remains a way of life in East Africa. Herders travel from place to place in the dry, dusty deserts to find food and water for their anima

2011-09-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I’m Christopher Cruise.SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I’m Shirley Griffith. Today we tell about the science of severe ocean storms. Sev

2011-09-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report.It has been ten years since terrorists used hijacked airplanes to attack the United States. In the years since then, much has been done to improve sec

2011-09-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus.DOUG JOHNSON: And I’m Dough Johnson. This week on our program, we look at the job situation in the United States.